Being Xaverian - Our Lady of Good Counsel High School
Being Xaverian - Our Lady of Good Counsel High School
Being Xaverian - Our Lady of Good Counsel High School
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Dear Friends,<br />
A publication <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>Our</strong> <strong>Lady</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Good</strong> <strong>Counsel</strong> <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong><br />
A <strong>Xaverian</strong> Brothers Sponsored <strong>School</strong><br />
17301 Old Vic Boulevard, Olney, MD 20832<br />
240.283.3200 • www.olgchs.org<br />
OUR LADY OF GOOD COUNSEL<br />
PRESIDENT<br />
Paul G. Barker, Ed.D.<br />
PRINCIPAL<br />
Patrick Bates ’70<br />
BOARD OF DIRECTORS<br />
Chairman: Mr. Hank Deily ’72<br />
Mr. Robert Alesi<br />
Dr. Paul Barker<br />
Mr. Bradlee Bolino ’71<br />
Mr. Michael Devlin ’77<br />
Mr. Robert Dickman<br />
Bro. Edward Driscoll, CFX<br />
Sr. Patricia Ells, CND<br />
Mr. Sean Fitzpatrick ’96<br />
Mr. Dan Gillespie ’70<br />
Mr. Robert Hass<br />
Mr. Matthew Jeanneret ’85<br />
Ms. Katherine Liola ’97<br />
Mr. Andrew Maurano ’97<br />
Mr. Kevin McCormack ’86<br />
Mr. Charles J. Morton ’83<br />
Ms. Rita O’Donnell<br />
Mr. Stephen Richter ’75<br />
Sr. Sharon Slear, SSND<br />
Mrs. Susan Splendido<br />
Mr. Martin Stanislav ’82<br />
Dr. Patricia A. Thomas ’93<br />
Mrs. Beverly Wharton-Lake<br />
Ms. Nancy Wheeler<br />
ADVANCEMENT OFFICE STAFF:<br />
EDITOR, DIRECTOR OF MARKETING AND PR<br />
Stephanie Wilson<br />
CHIEF ADVANCEMENT OFFICER<br />
Jane DiGirolamo<br />
DIRECTOR OF CORPORATE AND<br />
FOUNDATION RELATIONS<br />
Adam Trice<br />
DIRECTOR OF ALUMNI RELATIONS<br />
Monica Augustyn ’06<br />
DIRECTOR OF ANNUAL GIVING<br />
Ann Kerrigan<br />
ADVANCEMENT MANAGER<br />
Debbie McKinney<br />
MARKETING AND PR ASSISTANT<br />
Ali Kelley<br />
PRESIDENT’S ASSISTANT<br />
Jeanette McCarthy<br />
CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHERS<br />
Joe Cabigas ’82 I Mitchell Layton<br />
Submit comments, contributions and<br />
address updates to wilson@olgchs.org.<br />
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Sponsored <strong>School</strong>s<br />
We work hard at being <strong>Xaverian</strong>. Back in August<br />
we asked our student leaders to pick a <strong>Xaverian</strong><br />
value for special emphasis this school year. e<br />
students chose zeal. at single-minded devotion,<br />
ardent enthusiasm, and intense drive is what we<br />
wish for all our students – in the classroom, on the<br />
stage, in service, and on the sports field.<br />
In articles featuring alumni from across the decades, this issue <strong>of</strong> e <strong>Counsel</strong>or<br />
highlights the zeal that goes to the heart <strong>of</strong> what it means to be <strong>Xaverian</strong>.<br />
e core values which took root in some cases more than half a century ago<br />
continue to bear fruit long after graduation from <strong>Our</strong> <strong>Lady</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Good</strong> <strong>Counsel</strong><br />
<strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong>.<br />
Two alumni, from the Class <strong>of</strong> 1962, Br. Bill Griffin and Br. Mike McCarthy<br />
have recently celebrated 50 years in the Congregation <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Xaverian</strong> Brothers.<br />
eir work with orphans and school children in the highlands <strong>of</strong> Haiti is a<br />
beautiful expression <strong>of</strong> their zeal for the <strong>Xaverian</strong> way <strong>of</strong> life. ey manifest<br />
God’s care and compassionate love through a life lived in solidarity with and<br />
availability to the poor and marginalized. is Easter, eight <strong>Good</strong> <strong>Counsel</strong><br />
students will spend a week with the Brothers in Haiti.<br />
Closer to home, Andy Collins, Class <strong>of</strong> 1982 has earned well-deserved<br />
recognition as the 2012 Ryken Award winner. Andy has worked at <strong>Good</strong><br />
<strong>Counsel</strong> since graduating from Harvard in 1986. e Ryken Award, equivalent<br />
to a teacher <strong>of</strong> the year award, is an apt recognition not only <strong>of</strong> Andy’s<br />
exceptional talent as an English teacher but also his sustained commitment to<br />
peace and justice. Andy’s initiative has resulted in the coming together <strong>of</strong> our<br />
first ever alumni service trip to El Salvador in the New Year.<br />
And, by no means the least <strong>of</strong> our stories, we are in the 25th year <strong>of</strong> having<br />
female students on the <strong>Good</strong> <strong>Counsel</strong> campus. e folks who have been here a<br />
long time tell me there was some trepidation in opening the doors <strong>of</strong> the school<br />
to girls back in the fall <strong>of</strong> 1988. A quarter century later, we have the gift <strong>of</strong><br />
hindsight and full knowledge that our school is the stronger for having become<br />
co-educational.<br />
Warmly,<br />
Paul G. Barker, Ed.D.<br />
President<br />
YOU MAY HAVE NOTICED...<br />
The <strong>Counsel</strong>or is now published two times a year. This decision reflects<br />
our ongoing objective to reduce costs and promote greening efforts at<br />
<strong>Our</strong> <strong>Lady</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Good</strong> <strong>Counsel</strong> <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong>. Please watch for a new online<br />
publication filled with news, events, photos, videos and more.